Neckband-stretcher.



PATENTED FEB. 12|, 1907.

J. FISCHER.

NEGKBAND STRETCHE'R.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10,1906.

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JULIUS FISCHER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO GUSTAV SHIEMA, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NECKeAND-STRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed July I0, 1905. Serial No. 325,551.

Beit known thatI, J ULrUs FISCHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful VImprovements in Neckband- Stretchers 3 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and lto the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and devices for stretching collar-bands of shirts while being ironed, and comprises a simple and efficient device of this nature which is so arranged as to be easily adjustable and to hold the band taut.

More specifically, the invention comprises a frame having a resilient curved band which is adapted to be expanded by means of rackbars having curved ends to bear against the band, said bars being moved in opposite direction by means of a pinion.

My invention consists, further, in other details of construction and combination and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view longitudinally through the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the rack-bars with a curved end.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a plate, which may be of any desirable shape and has a neck A', having a laterally-integral flange B projecting at right angles therefrom at its end. Said flange has a recess B formed in thc curved surface thereof, and C designates a semicircular resilient band which is fastened to said flange, and said band is cut away, as seen at D, over a portion of the recess formed in said flange and forming means whereby the device may be held to an ironing-board in any suitable manner. Projecting from one face of said plate B are the ribs E, forming guideways for the two curved rack-bars upon a portion of its inner edge. The outer end of cach rack-bar has a curved wing H, which is adapted to bear against the end of the band C for the purpose of expanding or spreading the ends thereof and the outer curved surface of which wing is adapted to curve to the curvature of the band, which it expands or spreads, thus forming a continuous curved surface and adapted to bear against the inner surface of a collar-band of a shirt to hold the same taut while being ironed. K designates a'cover which is adapted to rest upon the top edges of said ribs and held to the plate A by means of screws O. Q designates a pinion-wheel which is mounted upon a shaft L, j ournaled in said cover and adapted to engage the two series of teeth upon the inner edges of said rack-bars. The shaft L j ournaled in an aperturein said cover and i has fixed thereto a ratchet-wheel J, the teeth of which are engaged by a spring-pressed pawl I, pivotally mounted upon said cover. Projecting from the face of said ratchetwheel are the wings T, formingmeans whereby the ratchet-wheel and pinion may be rotated, whereby the rack-bars may be moved simultaneously in opposite direction.

From the foregoing it will be noted that by the provision of the apparatus formed and described a simple and eflicient means is afforded whereby the ends of the resilient band may be expanded and held by the curved wings upon the ends of the rack-bars and made to conform to the natural curve of the neckband of a shirt. When it is desired to contract the band C, the resilient arms thereof will cause the rack-bars to be pushed in as the spring-'pressed dog is released from the key of the ratchet-wheel.

What I claim isl. A device for stretching collar-bands of shirts, comprising a plate, a curved resilient band fixed thereto, rack-bars mounted upon said plate, means for holding the rack-bars upon said plate, curved wings upon said rackbars adapted to be thrown against said band and cause the same to expand and means for moving the rack-bars, as set forth.

2. A device for stretching collar-bands of shirts, comprising a plate, a curved resilient band fixed thereto, rack-bars mounted upon said plate, means for holding the rack-bars upon said plate, curved wings upon said rack- F, both of which are provided with teeth F i bars adapted to be thrown against said band roc i IOS g band fixed thereto, rack-bars mounted upon and cause the same to expand, a pinion adapted to engage the teeth of said rack-bars and cause the same to move simultaneously in opposite directions, as set forth.

3. A device for stretching collar-bands of shirts, comprising a plate, a curved resilient said plate, means for holding the rack-bars upon said plate, curved wings upon said rackbars adapted to be thrown against said band and cause the same to expand, a pinion adapted to engage the teeth of said racl -bars andlcause the same to move simultaneously in .opposite direction, a ratchet-wheel rotating with said pinion and a spring-pressed pawl adapted to hold the ratchet-wheel from rotary movement in one direction, as set forth.

4. A device for holding the collar-band of a shirt taut while being ironed, comprising a plate, a semicircular band of resilient metal fixed to said plate, ribs rejecting from one face of the plate, curvedprack-bars movably held between said ribs, a cover fixed to said..

plate and adapted to hold the rack-bars in place, a curved wing at the end of each rackbar adapted to bear against an end of said band, a pinion adapted to engage the teeth of said rack-bars, a ratchet-wheel rotatable with said pinion, a spring-pressed pawl for engagement with the teeth of said ratchetwheel, as set forth.

5. A device for holding the collar-band of a shirt taut while being ironed, comprising a plate, a semicircular band of resilient metal fixed to said plate, ribs projecting from on'e face of the plate, curved rackbars movably held between said ribs, a cover fixed to said plate and adapted to hold the rack-bars in place, wings at the outer ends of said rackbars adapted to bear against an end of said band, a pinion engaging the teeth of said raclcbars and means connected to said pinion-wheel for rotating the same, as set forth.

6. A device for holding the collar-band of a shirt taut while being ironed, comprising a plate, a semicircular band of resilient metal fixed to said plate, ribs projecting from one face of the plate, curved rack-bars movably held between said ribs, wings at the outer ends of said rack-bars adapted to bear against an end of said band, a cover held against said ribs, a shaft passing through said cover, a pinion wheel fixed to said shaft and in engagement with the side of said rack-bars and means for rotating said shaft, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS FISCHER.

Witnesses:

HERMAN W. FISCHER, GUsTAV SIMA. 

